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Is this book for you? Take a moment to do a quick exercise. Take a deep breath. Say to yourself, “Peace, be still”. Take another breath, a Sacred Breath this time. Allow Spirit to flood in as you inhale. Hold it for a second and on the exhale allow Spirit to radiate out from you filling your world. You have just done a 6 second meditation. If this felt good, if it enlivened you, this book is for you. It is about raising your vibration with quick pauses throughout the day intended to shift your consciousness to a higher state. The short, 6 second mindfulness practices offered herein are designed to put you back into a place of peace and contact with your Soul to, if only for a moment, remind yourself of who you are, an Eternal Being of Higher Consciousness, making it easier to cope with the world and to grow and evolve into your Self. Among the benefits of mindfulness meditation exercises, also known as mantras, are: They are one of the best ways to “get into the moment”, be become acutely aware of this present moment and the fullness of Now. Right here. Now. They can be done silently and quickly. In an instant you can find your self having been “raised up” or “expanded into” an elevated state of Consciousness. A sense of peace descends, and all seems right with the world. Even if you are in 7:00 am stop and go traffic you may find yourself feeling tolerant of the numbskull who just cut you off without looking to see where you were. Meditation science, specifically the ground breaking research done by John Kabat-Zinn’s at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, has shown that mindfulness exercises can have the following, significant, almost magical benefits: Create a greater sense of well-being Help relieve stress Treat heart disease Reduce chronic pain Alleviate depression Relieve eating disorders Treat anxiety The book is full of tips, triggers and reminders to help you tap into Spirit . It’s a mindfulness meditation how-to book--mindfulness meditations for beginners as well as experts, focused on Zen meditation exercises, some of which have been used for thousands of years. It covers: What is Mindfulness Meditation? Why Do It? (Chapter 2) Why Does Mindfulness Meditation Work the Way it Does? (Chapter 8) Quickie Mindfulness Techniques for Specific Purposes (Chapter 3) Sacred Breathing (Chapter 4) Sacred Words and Phrases (Chapter 5) Sacred Senses (Appendix) Mudras, Hand Gestures (Chapter 6) This one of a meditation trilogy that Blair has written on the subject of meditation that are: The Many Amazing Benefits of Meditation: Living the Life You’ve Always Wanted to Live The Meditation Book: The Essential Meditation for Beginners to Find Peace, Reduce Stress, and Improve Mental Health Blair has been meditating for over 45 years and writing about and teaching for more than 5 years. Check out his website and weekly blog at:HiCMeditation.com And order a copy of the book, or order the whole series at a discount. Available in ebook and paperback versions. Thanks.